"Chu Ming, surrender. By yourself, you cannot possibly be a match for the eight of us. Don't be stubborn."

The Fire God Ning Lie, in fiery red attire, sneered coldly.

The other seven prodigies remained silent but did not refute, clearly agreeing with the Fire God Ning Lie's words.

"Are you done with your attacks? Now, it's my turn!"

Chu Ming's expression was calm, but he sighed inwardly. Today's situation could only be resolved by forcefully breaking through.

"What?!"

"You're on the brink of death and still so stubborn!"

Ling Yun's expression changed slightly. In the current situation, for Chu Ming, it was a certain death scenario. Even a Daluo Golden Immortal couldn't save him.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

The seven prodigies leaped and instantly surrounded Chu Ming, ready to strike.

"Then watch closely!"

Boom!

Chu Ming silently chanted in his heart, no longer suppressing the merging of his spiritual apertures. Within his body, it seemed like suns were flashing and moving slowly.

The sky immediately showered a golden light, and the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi within tens of miles converged towards Chu Ming, forming a tilted funnel a hundred meters above his head. The abundant spiritual power poured violently, and Chu Ming's momentum gradually rose. The process was extremely slow, but undeniably real.

"Not good, he's breaking through!!"

Immortal Changqing's face changed dramatically, turning pale. Chu Ming was already so hard to deal with. If he broke through, their ability to suppress him would be uncertain even with the eight of them.

"Kill him before he breaks through!!"

Emperor Luo shouted, his body connected with the earth, frantically absorbing its power. A circle of yellow light blasts out from his right fist like a meteor.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The eight attacked together, their terrifying momentum rising. As dragons turned into tigers, ice and snow, and indestructible sword aura and finger force tore through the sky, putting the area within a thousand meters into chaos once again.

"Invisible Wave Slash!"

A terrifying sword aura of slaughter burst from the Blood Dome Sword, quickly filling the space around. Multiple layers of space overlapped rapidly, reaching two hundred and fifty layers within moments. The tearing power within exceeded even Dark Devouring.

Boom!

The space trembled violently, as if space blades were tearing through it. The sword aura collided with various secret martial arts techniques.

In the surging waves, Chu Ming sensed something. The Blood Dome Sword in his right hand gently tilted back, coated with the Secrets of Slaughter.

Szz!

Clang! Clang! Clang!

A blue longsword shot out from mid-air. The blades of both swords clashed intensely, sparking a continuous shower of fire into the sky.

Chu Ming was about to strengthen his offense when terrifying ancient tree vines, with the power to shatter mountains, attacked him. The space around him shattered into white wind waves, sweeping outward.

Swish!

The Blood Dome Sword bent slightly, and a terrifying sword light burst forth, slashing the ancient vines instantly.

Slash!

The ancient vines, like deflated balloons, were cut. The spiritual power within dissipated violently into the air.

Boom!

A terrifying wave of energy rose from Chu Ming as he stood bathed in golden afterglow, resembling a golden war god.

"Sixty apertures!"

Chu Ming silently counted in his heart.

With each fused spiritual aperture, his strength increased. The Blood Dome Sword fell like a meteor from the sky, slashing towards Emperor Wuji.

Crack!

"Pff…"

Emperor Wuji's longsword struggled to resist but was still sent flying by Chu Ming's slash. He spat a mouthful of blood while suspended in mid-air, his face pale.

Boom!

At this moment, the space to Chu Ming's right abruptly became chaotic. A terrifying red light of a fist came crashing towards him like a dragon, filled with the intent to kill.

Swish! Swish! Swish!

"Myriad Swords Return to the Root!"

Luminous sword lights brewed in Chu Ming's hand, blindingly bright. At incredible speed, the sword aura met Snow Demon Immortal, piercing space instantly, leaving it riddled with holes.

Buzz!

Before Chu Ming could catch his breath, a slight ripple sounded from behind him. A sharp finger force was already attacking him.

Boom!

The golden light dimmed as Chu Ming's aura faintly declined, being blown a thousand meters away, his injuries worsening.

At present, Chu Ming was entirely focused, his mind operating at its peak, not daring to pause for even a moment.

"Fifty-nine apertures!"

Just after stabilizing, a wave of energy swept around Chu Ming again. An ice and snow giant sword burst from space, slashing at him, the Secrets of Ice and Snow spreading, dropping the temperature by over ten degrees instantly.

Swish!

Hair flying, Chu Ming's eyes flashed with sword light. In just a few breaths, most of his external wounds healed, thanks to the Undying Tree's abilities.

An extremely fast sword light burst from the Blood Dome Sword. With the spiritual power funnel in the sky pouring down, Chu Ming's sword momentum grew stronger, breaking Wang Xue'Er's Ice and Snow Longsword with a single slash.

Crack!

"Fifty-eight apertures!"

As time passed, Chu Ming's fusion of spiritual apertures sped up. But the eight prodigies' attacks also strengthened, coming relentlessly, making it increasingly hard for Chu Ming to fend off.

...

"What's going on?"

In the sky above the Celestial Extreme Illusion Realm, the Emperor of Creation stared at Chu Ming's figure, lost in thought. His power was so great that nothing in the Celestial Martial Continent could escape his sight, yet Chu Ming befuddled him.

Moreover, Chu Ming's method of breaking through was unprecedented.

"His cultivation technique is quite interesting."

After pondering for a moment, the Emperor of Creation's eyes brightened, seeing through Chu Ming's meridians clearly. He could see that Chu Ming's spiritual apertures were slowly merging.

In just a moment, the number of fused apertures dropped from over sixty to over forty.

A moment later, the Emperor of Creation sighed regretfully, thinking, "This is the path to supreme power. If Chu Ming becomes a Life and Death Realm King, his future accomplishments will not be less than mine or the Emperor of Destruction, but any supreme path is filled with bones and blood!"

Spiritual apertures, mysterious and boundless, contained a Martial Artist's infinite potential. Every fusion enhanced Chu Ming's potential exponentially. With one hundred and eight apertures merged into one, his potential's increase was immeasurable.

Once he broke through to the Life and Death Realm King, he might instantly become a top-tier king!